Abelardo Morell
About Born in 1948 in Cuba Attended Bowdin College, Yale University, and Bowdin College again advancing his education Currently is a professor of photography at the Massachusetts College of Art
What is so special? He creates images altering forms of perception. Sometimes he uses everyday, mundane objects or may take the viewpoint from a child. This results us in having to look closer and think about what we are looking at
Laura and Brady in the Shadow of Our House, 1994
Camera Obscura Morell also works heavily with camera obscura, describes it as “what a room sees” Camera obscura is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen.
Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room, 1996
Santa Maria della Salute in Palazzo Bedroom. Venice, Italy, 2006
He also did a photo collection to illustrate Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland I am Very Tired of Swimming About Here, O Mouse, 1998